The expanding festival has added a second full stage of entertainment featuring all local acts. This years confirmed acts include Bridge 19, Billy Goat Strut Revue, Brenda, Twenty First Century Fox, Bungalow Betty, and Justin Teague.

This year’s Pride Festival will take place on Friday June 16th and Saturday June 17th at the Belvedere in downtown Louisville. The annual Festival kicks off with the Pride Parade down Main Street at 7:00 pm on Friday June 16th.

Keri Hilson exploded onto the pop charts in 2016 with “The Way I Are” which topped charts around the world. Hilson’s music focuses on love and powerful women, her debut studio album, was released in 2009 and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album spawned hit singles like “Knock You Down”.

La Bouche scored major worldwide hits in the 1990s with “Be My Lover”, “Sweet Dreams”, and Fallin’ in Love,” The duo based in Germany has seen a recent resurgence and is sure to get the Kentuckiana Pride crowd moving.

Ty Herndon made his debut with a number one single, “What Mattered Most”, followed by “Living in a Moment” in 1996 which hit number 1 on the country charts. In 2014 Ty become one of the first out country singers and has released several additional albums.

Information on the entire 2017 entertainment lineup can be found at www.KYPRIDE.COM

Daily passes are $5.00 and the festival offers a weekend and daily VIP ticket, tickets are on sale now www.KYPRIDE.COM

The mission of the Kentuckiana Pride Foundation (KPF) is to provide a forum for creative expression and education related to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community in the Louisville Metropolitan Area and to give back through charitable and in kind donation.We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.